Antiglare shield mounting and operating means therefor



M.- H. THODE June 28, 1938 .ANTIGLARE SHIELD MOUNTING AND OPERATING MEANS THEREFOR Filed May 11, 1937 5 Sheets-Sheet l w 7.. v I m a Inventor Attorneys June 28, 1938. I M. H. THODE 2,122,120

ANTIGLARE SHIELD MOUNTING AND OPERATING MEANS THEREFOR Filed May 11, 1937 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor June 28, 1938. M, H DE 2,122,120

ANTIGLARE SHIELD MOUNTING AND OPERATING MEANS THEREFOR Filed May 11, 1 937 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor Patented dune 28, E

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meant an pastes ANTIGLARE 8mm MQUNTWG AND ERATKNG Iii/HANS TWREFGR Martin H. Thode, Guler, Wash.

Application May 11,

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during the day, and from the glare from lights- 3 of approaching vehicles in the evening.

I An object of the present invention is to provide an improved mounting means for anti-glare shields of the character mentioned. 4

A further object of the invention is to provide as a part of said mounting means improved means whereby either vacuum or pressure may be used for swinging the shield into and out of operative position and for holding the shield in either of said positions.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure l is an enlarged fragmentary vertical "0 a valve assembly particularly designed for controlling themovement of the anti-glare shield to either of two positions through the medium of vacuum.

Figure 6 is a vacuum conduit attached to the intake throat of the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. f Figure 'l is asome'what diagrammatic view with 4 certain parts shown in elevationand other parts shown in section and illustrating an arrangement for controlling the visors by pressure.

- Referring'to the drawing by reference numeral it will be seen that 5 indicates g'enerally'a conventional automobile windshield; and that in action relative to'the windshield 5 there is pro- 55 vided a pair of cylinders 8-9 mounted above the upper edge of the windshield and secured in position through the medium of bracket l0. Pistons ll, i2, "have a working lit within the respective cylinders 8.:"i'and 9 and are connected together 60 through the medium of a single rod l3.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through;

detail elevational view showing a? pair of sun visors or 193%. Serial No. 142,013 (or. est-9m For each'anti-glare shield 6 there is provided on a rod l3 a pair of relatively spaced, in the present instance, ball like projections it.

Also for. each'glare shield 5 there is provided a lever arm ii that is pivoted atone end to the upper part'of the frame of the wind shield 5 as fork l6 that straddles the rod it between a pair of projections I4 so thatmovement of the rod it will be transmitted to the lever arm i5. Each lever arm i5 is provided with a lateral projection I! that at its end terminates in a socket i8..

Each 'glare shield 6 is provided at its upper edge with an opening to receive a pin I9 is e end of which is bifurcated and has pivoted thin the 'furcation as at one end of an arm or link member 2|. At the free end thereof link member 2| is providedwith a ball 22 engaging the socket 18 so that movement of the lever I5 is transmitted to the glare shield S'for swinging the latter to either the two positions'referr ed to, that is either to a position shown in Fig. 1 for protecting the eyes of the operator or other occupants of the vehicle from the glare of the sun or the light of oncoming vehicles or to a position substantially at rightangles to that shown in Fig. 1 when there is no need to'use the anti:-

glare shield.

For swinging the shieldst to either of the at it, and at a relatively opposite end with a positions mentioned by vacuum created incidental to the running operation of the internal combustion: engine of the automobile may be utilized for-actuating pistons ii, I! there is provided a control valve assembly adapted to be interposed in a line connecting the intake manifold 38 of the internal combustion engine with each of the-cylinders 8 and 9. This control valve assembly includes a cylinder 23Ithat issuitably mounted on the instrument board of the auto mobile and is provided at spaced point thereon with integral nipples 25, 26 that are connected respectively with-the closed ends l2 of the cylinders}. 9 through the medium of suitable conduits 25a. 261:, the cylinders l, 9, as shown in Fig. 2, being provided at the respective closed ends thereof with nipples 21 ,ontowhich one end of said referred to conduits are sleeved.

. Operating within the cylinder 2: are a pairof piston valves ---28, 29 that are secured to. a single operating rod .30. one end of said rod projecting outwardly from the instrument board 24 and being equipped with'a knob 3| whereby the rod maybe easily manipulated, manually:

Tosecure thepiston valve 28, '29 either in the full line position shown in Fig. 5 or in either of the dotted linepositions also suggested in said Fig. 5, the knobequippedend of rod 33 is provided with a series of spaced grooves 32 with a selected one of which is engageabie a. spring of suitable fasteningelements the flanged end of cylinder 23 may be secured to the instrument board 25 at the inner side of the latter to extend forwardly therefrom. 7

Intermediate the nipples 25, 26 there extends from the valve cylinder 23 a nipple 35 which is connected through the medium of a suitable conduit 36 with a fitting 31 interposed in the vacuum conduit 38 that leads from the intake throat of the intake manifold 39 of the internal combustion engine to the vacuum motor of a windshield wiper or the like.

Operating with the inner end of the nipple 35 is a downwardly seating ball check valve 39a.

In Fig. 1 the sun visors or anti-glare shields t are in their lowered operative position relative to the windshield 5. Assuming that it is desired to swing the glare shields 6 upwardly to an out-ofthe-way position,-the operator pushes inwardly on the rod 30 for positioning the valve piston 28, 29 in the dotted line position indicated at X in Fig. 5. Withthe piston valves 28, 29 in this position vacuum will be created in the line 25a connecting the cylinder 23 with the cylinder 8 so that the piston H in the last mentioned cylinder, in response to said vacuum, will, together with the piston l2, move from the position shown in Fig. 2 toward the left. This will cause the arm l5 to swing in a counterclockwise direction and the swinging movement of the arm IE will be transmitted, in an' obvious manner, to the shield 6 for swinging-the latter upwardly and to an out-of-the-way posl tion relative to the windshield 5.

In connection with the above, it will be appreciated that the vacuum created in the line 38 will tend to unseat the ball check valve 39a so that the vacuum resulting in the line 25 will draw the piston II and associated partsto the left in Fig. 2

,to raise the glare shield. When the motor stops,

relieving the vacuum in the line 36, ball check valve 39a will. immediately seat itself for maintaining the vacuum in the cylinder 8 and consequently said vacuum will be utilized for maintain-' ing the glare shield in raised position. The maintenance of the vacuum in the cylinder 8 in this manner and after the motor has stopped will e'n- 'sure the retention of the glare shield 'in raised' um will then be created in line 26a so that-the piston l2 will act in response to vacuum and will, with piston ll move to the position shown in Fig. 2, thus causing the arms I5 to swing in a clockwise direction. This movement of the arms i5 is transmitted to the shields: 6 forcing the latter to swing from the up-and-out-of-the-way position down to the, operative position shown in Fig. 1'. 1

, In Fig.7 is illustrated an arrangementwhereby pressure, such as air under pressure, and from-a suitable source of supply,,may be utilized for a swinging the. glare shields or visors into an out of operativeposltion relative to'the windshield 5.

Thus in Figs..6 and 7 it will be seen that the arrangement is substantially the same as that described with respect to the arrangement for operating theglare shields 6 through the medium of vacuum with the exception, that the intermediate nipple associated with the valve cylinder 23, and in this second form of the invention, indicated. by the reference numeral 40 is connected with a conduit 4i leading from a suitable source" of pressure supply. Further the nipple 40 intermediate its end is formed to provide internally thereof a valve seat 62 against which an upwardly seating ball check valve 43 is normally urged to seat through the medium of a coil spring or the like 48.

The operation of the device in response to pressure is believed to be obvious, and in Fig. 7' the parts are shown in the position occupied thereby when the visors 6 are in the lowered position shown in Fig. 1. Thus it will be seen that when it is desired to raise the visors 6 to an out-of-theway position the pistons 28a,- 29a, are moved to a position corresponding to the dotted line position of the pistons indicated by the reference character X in Fig. 5 so that air or the like under pressure will act to unseat the valve 43 permitting this airunder pressure to pass into the cylinder 23 and through the line 26' into the cylinder 9 for moving pistons H and I 2 in Fig. 7. to the left of said figure thereby causing the visors 6 to swing upwardly to an out-of-the-way position. When this i has been accomplished and the flow of pressure tion of the glare shields in raised position against the tendency thereof, by their own weight, to swing downwardly to a vertical position.

It is thought that a clear understanding of the construction, utility and advantages. of an invention of this character will be had without a more detailed description; and while I have herein shown and illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention, it is to be understood that it is nowise intended to restrict the invention to the precise detailed construction, combination and ar- 'rangementof elements as herein illustrated, other than may be required-by the prior art or scope of the appended claim.

' What is claimed is: I

.-An operating mechanism for a swingably mounted sun visor and comprising a-flxedly mounted. cylinder a piston having a working fit in said cylinder, a rigid rod for the piston extending outwardly therefrom, a pivotally mounted arm operatively connected with the sun visor for trans- .55. 'mitting movement of the arm to the sun visor for;

swinging the latter vertically, freely arranged inter-engaging means on said arm and. the piston said arm, contgol ineans for the piston including a 'in said last named cylinder, a manipulating rod rigidly connected with said piston valve interengaging means'on said valved cylinder and said piston valve for securing the piston valve at the I rod for transmitting movement of the piston to .valve cylinder, a'piston valve having a sliding fit desired position of adjustment, a suction pipe' connecting the valvecylinder with a source of suction and a second pipe connecting the valve cylinder with the first na'mecrcylinder, said valve controlling communication through said last named pipe. f

'. MARTIN H. 'THOlDE. 

